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SingStar is Back on the PS2, and This Time It’s …

The ’90s! Yep, this disc is dropping on March 18. You’ll see from the full track list below, we’ve got a very eclectic mix of music, as we wanted to try and represent all of the major music movements that happened in the ’90s. There’s something for everyone, and some real classics to boot!

With all SingStar products, we start off the process by defining parameters for our song list, and SingStar ’90s was no exception. However, this proved to be more challenging than usual, as everybody we asked had their own idea about the ’90s — it wasn’t as clearly defined as if you asked them about the ’80s. But, that’s ultimately where we got our inspiration from. The decade was many different things to many different people, so our track list had to reflect that. Grunge, rap, pop, boy bands, hip hop, rock — it’s all in there, and we hope you like it.

How about you guys… What were the ’90s for you? What’s your favorite track on this list? And yes, all you wondering what’s up with SingStar PS3, click here to get the latest from our interview with IGN.

One would like to think all of these PS2 Singstar songs will be available for PS3’s Singstar when ever it is finally released. I’ve never bought a Singstar game before – but it looks like you all have done all the licensing and work on these PS2 games – so tons of DLC on the PS3 version should be available at launch, no?

From the interview, about the PS3 version: “the amount of content on the SingStore and the frequency of updates is something that we are working very hard at and can’t wait to show off.”

Speaking as a UK gamer, the frequency of updates has been utterly hopeless. We’ve had one since the game launched a couple of months ago, and that was a mix of lacklustre tracks and ones that we’ve already paid for on the PS2 versions of the game.

When the game was released it was said that there would be around 50 new tracks per month. The latest update had, if my memory serves me, 14 new tracks and they were mostly unexceptional except the Bowie track – and I already have that on the PS2 Singstar titles.

Perhaps the lack of updates wouldn’t be such an issue if there were better songs available, but the current selection is of a generally low quality. Where is The Joshua Tree album from U2, Crowded House, Bohemian Rhapsody and more Queen generally, London Calling by The Clash, Portishead, Pulp, Oasis, Space, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Billie Holiday, The Velvet Underground, The Postal Service, OK Go… Hell, even Deathcab For Cutie tracks or Existentialism On Prom Night by Straylight Run would be good additions! I don’t expect a family game to get any Marilyn Manson, but a few tracks that people can belt out are desperately needed.

Deals on albums would be great, such as £7 (US$14)for all of The Joshua Tree, and it would be good to be able to use the old PS2 discs to unlock cheap downloads of PS3 versions of the tracks.

When I bought the PS3 version I had expected to be able to put aside the PS2 copies, but instead the PS3 version occasionally goes into the machine to check for updates, then promptly comes out again only to be replaced by the PS2 titles.

Come on Sony London, make this game work the way it should. Make us feel like we’re getting what we were promised, the ultimate karaoke party game, rather than a collection of songs that we half-recollect (at best) and a too-high fee for other songs that we’re not very interested in singing.

No music/dance game will ever fill up all the disc space. The reason has to do with licensing music is very expensive, which is why it appears as a download past a certain number (not because of not enough disc space).

now what would really be beneficial to gamers is if all the songs on the ps2 games were available to download to ps3 at the start of singstar ps3, and if you had the original singstars on ps2, you could somehow download the songs for free… because that’s the only thing stopping me from buying singstar ps2 titles atm, I have two or three of them, and I’m really excited about the downloading songs feature.

I got the English PS3 signstar and wanted to buy some of the songs from the Norwegian disk version. No Norwegian songs before Christmas. Still not out there up to this date. No song packs out there as you said it would be. None of the background themes you said it would be. No regular twice a month update you said it would be. And 80ish of the 300 songs you said would be out there!

I did not get what I paid for. What did you guys do during the 6 month game delay?

Please focus on PS3 SingStar and then you can go back to the PS2 ones if you wish, but, hey, I’m just saying that ever since I’ve heard that SingStar was coming for the PS3, I’ve been drooling over it…

Yeah I got the NZ Version – I think they rushed it out for europe/oceania for christmas even though they hadn’t got the wireless mics sorted. when i pre-ordered the picture showed wireless, but it turned up wired. as for the songs, i don’t think lined up all of the licensing for the songs like they said they would.

My guess is they’re drip feeding the songs now to get more $$. people will probably download more over time that way

sorry, forgot my point – if you’re from the US & disappointed you get singstar ps3 late – don’t be! I’m sure by the time you get it it’ll have wireless mics & the 300+ songs that were promised & not delivered to the rest of us!

Great to see absolutly no response whatsoever from Ms Clark. Just to let you know, if you didn’t already that the Singstore is an absolute joke at the moment. We were promised 350 songs at launch, and after a 6month delay and 2 months after the release there are a total of 81 song…impressive. So all you US peeps, i STRONGLY advise waiting until the online feature of Singstar has greatly been improved as at the moment it is an utter crappy experience.

First off I want to say I am happy to see that PS2 games are still available. Although PS 3’s are nice, not everyone is rich and can afforid the prices for a PS 3. I just want to tell the people at sony, I am happy to see that there is another singstar game coming out for PS 2 and I am hoping that the games for PS 2 keep on coming.